Computational Linguistics in the US: Best colleges Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Computational Linguistics. A graph of 12M citations received by 310K academic papers made by 448 universities in the United States was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Carnegie Mellon University

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Computational Linguistics

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $35,552

2. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Computational Linguistics

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Computational Linguistics

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

4. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Computational Linguistics

#5 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

5. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Computational Linguistics

#6 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $16,156
Enrollment: 56,997

6. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Computational Linguistics

#7 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

7. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Computational Linguistics

#8 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

8. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Computational Linguistics

#9 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,570

9. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Computational Linguistics

#10 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

10. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#11 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

11. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Computational Linguistics

#12 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

12. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Computational Linguistics

#13 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

13. Princeton University

New Jersey | Princeton

For Computational Linguistics

#14 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,313

14. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Computational Linguistics

#15 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

15. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Computational Linguistics

#16 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

16. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Computational Linguistics

#18 in North America

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

17. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Computational Linguistics

#19 in North America

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

18. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Computational Linguistics

#20 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

19. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Computational Linguistics

#21 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

20. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Computational Linguistics

#22 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

21. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Computational Linguistics

#23 in North America

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 80%

22. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Computational Linguistics

#25 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

23. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Computational Linguistics

#26 in North America

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,830

24. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Computational Linguistics

#27 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

25. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Computational Linguistics

#28 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 74%

26. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Computational Linguistics

#30 in North America

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

27. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Computational Linguistics

#31 in North America

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

28. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Computational Linguistics

#32 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

29. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Computational Linguistics

#33 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

30. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Computational Linguistics

#34 in North America

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $28,060

31. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Computational Linguistics

#37 in North America

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

32. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Computational Linguistics

#38 in North America

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Computational Linguistics

#39 in North America

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 69%

34. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Computational Linguistics

#40 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

35. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Computational Linguistics

#41 in North America

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

36. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Computational Linguistics

#42 in North America

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

37. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Computational Linguistics

#43 in North America

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

38. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Computational Linguistics

#44 in North America

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

39. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Computational Linguistics

#45 in North America

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

40. University of California - Santa Barbara

California | Santa Barbara

For Computational Linguistics

#46 in North America

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

41. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Computational Linguistics

#47 in North America

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

42. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Computational Linguistics

#48 in North America

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

43. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Computational Linguistics

#49 in North America

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

44. University of Texas at Dallas

Texas | Richardson

For Computational Linguistics

#50 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

45. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Computational Linguistics

#51 in North America

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

46. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Computational Linguistics

#52 in North America

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

47. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Computational Linguistics

#53 in North America

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

48. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Computational Linguistics

#54 in North America

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,408

49. University of California - Santa Cruz

California | Santa Cruz

For Computational Linguistics

#57 in North America

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Receiving Aid: 64%
Average Aid: $22,774
Enrollment: 19,938

50. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Computational Linguistics

#59 in North America

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,981

51. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Computational Linguistics

#60 in North America

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

52. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Computational Linguistics

#61 in North America

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

53. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Computational Linguistics

#62 in North America

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

54. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Computational Linguistics

#63 in North America

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,083

55. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Computational Linguistics

#65 in North America

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

56. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Computational Linguistics

#66 in North America

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

57. Indiana University - Bloomington

Indiana | Bloomington

For Computational Linguistics

#67 in North America

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

58. University of Kansas

Kansas State | Lawrence

For Computational Linguistics

#68 in North America

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

59. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Computational Linguistics

#70 in North America

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,186

60. Northeastern University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Computational Linguistics

#71 in North America

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

61. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Computational Linguistics

#73 in North America

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

62. University of North Texas

Texas | Denton

For Computational Linguistics

#74 in North America

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

63. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Computational Linguistics

#75 in North America

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,303

64. University of Memphis

Tennessee | Memphis

For Computational Linguistics

#76 in North America

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1048
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

65. University of Delaware

Delaware | Newark

For Computational Linguistics

#77 in North America

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

66. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Computational Linguistics

#79 in North America

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

67. Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah | Provo

For Computational Linguistics

#80 in North America

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $16,694

68. Brandeis University

Massachusetts | Waltham

For Computational Linguistics

#81 in North America

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

69. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Computational Linguistics

#83 in North America

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

70. University of Houston

Texas | Houston

For Computational Linguistics

#84 in North America

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

71. University of Notre Dame

Indiana | Notre Dame

For Computational Linguistics

#85 in North America

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1508
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,300

72. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Computational Linguistics

#86 in North America

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 57%

73. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Computational Linguistics

#87 in North America

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

74. California University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | California

For Computational Linguistics

#90 in North America

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

75. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Computational Linguistics

#91 in North America

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

76. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Computational Linguistics

#92 in North America

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

77. Florida State University

Florida | Tallahassee

For Computational Linguistics

#93 in North America

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

78. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

New York State | Troy

For Computational Linguistics

#94 in North America

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

79. University of Oregon

Oregon | Eugene

For Computational Linguistics

#95 in North America

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

80. University of Central Florida

Florida | Orlando

For Computational Linguistics

#96 in North America

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

81. SUNY at Albany

New York State | Albany

For Computational Linguistics

#97 in North America

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,210
Enrollment: 17,560

82. George Mason University

Virginia | Fairfax

For Computational Linguistics

#99 in North America

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 79%

83. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Computational Linguistics

#100 in North America

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,942
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

84. Rice University

Texas | Houston

For Computational Linguistics

#101 in North America

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

85. Dartmouth College

New Hampshire | Hanover

For Computational Linguistics

#102 in North America

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,322

86. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Computational Linguistics

#103 in North America

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

87. John Brown University

Arkansas | Siloam Springs

For Computational Linguistics

#104 in North America

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,537

88. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Computational Linguistics

#105 in North America

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 89%

89. New Mexico State University

New Mexico | Las Cruces

For Computational Linguistics

#106 in North America

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

90. University of South Carolina - Columbia

South Carolina | Columbia

For Computational Linguistics

#107 in North America

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 94%

91. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Computational Linguistics

#108 in North America

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

92. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Computational Linguistics

#109 in North America

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

93. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Computational Linguistics

#110 in North America

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 95%

94. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Computational Linguistics

#111 in North America

#346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

95. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Computational Linguistics

#112 in North America

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

96. Northern Arizona University

Arizona | Flagstaff

For Computational Linguistics

#113 in North America

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,085
Enrollment: 28,467

97. Georgia State University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Computational Linguistics

#117 in North America

#368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

98. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Computational Linguistics

#118 in North America

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,347

99. University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Maryland | Baltimore

For Computational Linguistics

#119 in North America

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 93%

100. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Computational Linguistics

#120 in North America

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

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